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Friday, April 08, 2011

A certain State Rep named Steve N**s has launched an attack on an attorney at the state DOJ because the attorney sent an email to one of the Wisconsin 14. From his own computer. From his own home. On his own time.

I won't spell out the state rep's full name (see, Google News Alerts), but it rhymes with crass, lass, and large-mouth bass, but not Baba Ram Dass.

Pure and simple, this is an attempt to chill the freedom of expression.

The attorney's employer rejected the Assemblyperson's call for the attorney's resignation and an even wilder assertion that this attorney's views could undermine the DOJ's defense of the anti-collective bargaining law (even though this attorney isn't working on that case). Chalk one up for JB Van Hollen (ooh, that left a funny taste in my mouth).

What horrible things did the attorney say? According to this account, he "warned the Democrats that they could be arrested, even hiding out in Illinois, and suggested they seek legal advice."

3 comments:

We have a local connection with this scene. The man behind the curtain when it comes to Steve Nass is none other than Mike Mikalsen, the recently deposed bully who was the Village President in Cottage Grove until the good citizens of CG had a chance to get rid of him at the ballot box. He had been appointed by the CG Village board under controversial circumstances. The voters also tossed out a village trustee who was part of that decision. Mikalsen is Nass' chief of staff and he speaks for Nass in the press on a regular basis. I have never noticed this to be the case for other Wisc. legislators. It's not like Nass is so important he doesn't have time to speak for himself. He's just one of 99 assembly reps. When's the last time you heard Sen. Miller's, Rep. Parisi's, or Rep. Hebl's chiefs of staff speak for them? On the other hand, Mikalsen is constantly speaking to the press on Nass' behalf. Here's a good example. http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=32107Anyway, I suspect Mikelnass was in a mighty rotten mood as of Wed a.m. I see this went down on Thursday. Bullies always find someone to kick when they are down.

Anonymous. Don't you understand trying to prove a point by showing it creatively? If a "certain State Rep named Steve N**s has launched an attack on an attorney at the state DOJ because the attorney sent an email to one of the Wisconsin 14," it is quite clever to show that we may need to start "hiding" our words for fear of retribution rather than saying so.